Coolbaugh Township man faces child porn charges

Gene Fondaciaio, 33, of Coolbaugh Township, was arrested and charged with the dissemination and possession of child pornography following a search warrant on his home Thursday.

Gene Fondaciaio, 33, of Coolbaugh Township, was arrested and charged with the dissemination and possession of child pornography following a search warrant on his home Thursday.

In December 2012, Detective Brian Webbe of the Monroe County District Attorney's Office began an investigation into Fondaciaio's online activity after a computer at his home was discovered sharing child pornography on the Internet.

Detectives seized a computer, several hard drives and USB thumb drives containing evidence of the possession of child pornography from Fondaciaio's home.

Fondaciaio was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Anthony Fluegel of Coolbaugh Township on charges of distributing child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility.

He was taken to the Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail. Pocono Mountain Regional Police helped in the search and arrest.